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possible gearbox problem...
i have a manual 97 civic, and lately it's been acting sort of weird. whenever i go to shift into third gear and it's above about 4000 rpms, it sort of grinds through the gears, making that sound it makes when you try to force a shift. only difference is it doesn't put up too much resistance and it slips right in.
kind of difficult to explain, but i was wondering if any of you have had or have heard of the same issue. maybe the syncronizing mechanism isn't working right? |
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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maybe your clutch is starting to go.
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sometimes worn engine mounts can cause a shifting problem, but if you try gm's synchromesh FM and it goes away then yeah its probably the synchro's.
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god bless synchromesh FM
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can someone explain syncromesh fm?
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gm makes two versions of their synchromesh tranny fluid, a regular version, and a friction modified version. You want the friction modified version. I guess it just has a better "healing effect". But it takes time (like a week or two) and it usually doesn't come cheap. The GM dealer wanted to charge me like 11.50 a fucking quart and i talked him down to 10
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Its a synchro bandaid - coats them and magically makes the grinding (slight grinding) go away after around 100miles.
In no way does it fix the problem and in no way do I know how it really works |
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yeah i forgot to say that
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fixed my grinding problem almost immediatly in my civic, and worked the whole time I had that tranny in the car. its called a "band-aid" but i really haven't heard of anyone who has used it and had their grind come back. the only time i did hear of a grind come back it turned out they werent using the FM.
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awesome, thanks a lot... i'm going to have to check that out now...
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